Senior Estimator - Underground Utilities Lead

Saint Cyr Partners; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Medical and dental plan options

Vision, life and AD&D coverage

Aflac

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation, holiday and sick time

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Confidential Search in East San Diego County, CA, seeks a Senior Estimator to run its estimating group for underground utilities and heavy civil projects. You will lead a 3-5 person team and own the bid process, from take-offs to final submission, working closely with operations.

You will analyze RFPs, define pricing strategies, and ensure compliance with prevailing wage and DIR requirements while mentoring staff and building robust cost models. This is an on-site, direct-hire role.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of progressive estimating experience in underground utility or heavy civil construction.
• Proven experience estimating large-scale utility infrastructure projects and bidding public works and utility-owner work, including prevailing wage and DIR compliance.
• Experience leading and developing a team of estimators.
• Proficiency with B2W, Accubid or HCSS (HCSS HeavyBid preferred).
• P6 and MS Project, plus strong Excel and the rest of MS Office.
• Sage 300/Timberline and/or Sage Paperless preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor and review the work of a team of 3-5 estimators.
• Build production-based estimates for large-scale underground utility and civil projects.
• Prepare competitive hard bids for public agencies and major utility owners, and maintain blanket contract and unit-price estimates.
• Analyze RFPs, scopes of work, plans and specs; perform detailed take-offs and build bid schedules.
• Lead pre-bid meetings, bid strategy sessions and site visits.
• Define sub and supplier scopes, solicit and level pricing, and maintain the pricing database.
• Review final estimates with Operations, obtain internal approval and submit bid packages.
• Compare actual and budgeted costs and build cost models from historical data.
• Support project managers with hand-off, resource planning, scheduling and change orders.

Skills

Estimating leadership

Underground utilities

B2W/Accubid/HCSS

Excel & MS Office

P6 & MS Project

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance or Construction Management preferred

Tools

B2W Estimate

Accubid

HCSS HeavyBid

Primavera P6

MS Project

Sage 300/Timberline

Job description

Confidential Search in East San Diego County, CA, seeks a Senior Estimator to run its estimating group for underground utilities and heavy civil projects. You will lead a 3-5 person team and own the bid process, from take-offs to final submission, working closely with operations.

You will analyze RFPs, define pricing strategies, and ensure compliance with prevailing wage and DIR requirements while mentoring staff and building robust cost models. This is an on-site, direct-hire role.